Here's everything that Massachusetts' 4% tax on millionaires will pay for, from free student lunches to college financial aid

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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey.

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8 US states offer free lunch for students. Here's how they pay for it, from a 4% millionaire's tax to a $0.03 property tax rate increase.

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Kimberly Ortiz, 13, goes through the cafe at John Liechty Middle School in Los Angeles on Wednesday, December 7, 2022.
California was the first state to pass free lunch legislation after the COVID-19 meal plan was not renewed for the 2022-2023 school year.

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Massachusetts passed a 4% millionaire's tax last year. Now every public school student is going to get free lunch.

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About $1 billion gathered from the new Massachusetts income tax will be used to provide all public school students in the state with free school breakfast and lunch.

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